Front yard inflatables. A hostile takeover of a neighborhood block party. Altruistic dreams of gentrification. Perhaps reshaping a newly adopted neighborhood in your image isn’t as lofty as one might think.
Enter the historical fantasia of Taffeta, a self-proclaimed "fabulous queer creation of color,” as she invades the private world of Abraham Lincoln to confront issues of LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility that still challenge us today.
A mass shooting. Immigration. Fake News. A Filipino family divided, polarized, politicized and thrown into the media circus. Emylu is a timely look at the conversations and issues tearing at the fabric of our country.